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Big bash hits Bamaga FIREWORKS light up the night sky over Seisia as Variety, the Children’s Charity, turns on its Community and Fireworks Spectacular on Monday, August 27. The fantastic and fun night of entertainment for communities around Bamaga featured music from the Big Night Out Band, John Paul Young and John Williamson. See more photos from the the Balmain to Bamaga Bash on page 17. PHOTO: ROGER BARTLETT

Star of the Sea in financial storm By ALF WILSON and MARK ROY THE future of the Star of the Sea aged care centre on Thursday Island hangs by a thread after the body which runs it was placed under administration. The dire financial situation of the Congress Community Development and Education Unit (CCDEU), which runs Star of the

Sea, has raised questions around the management of its assets. CCDEU also runs the Shalom Christian College in Townsville, a boarding college with mainly Indigenous students, many of whom are from the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area. And it also has the contract to run a yet-to-be-built rehabilitation facility in Cooktown. Member for Leichhardt Warren

Entsch says there is a “big question mark” over the millions of dollars the CCDEU has tied up in houses and land purchased for the Cooktown rehabilitation centre, a project which has met with strong community opposition. “The Cooktown community are not opposed to the idea of a rehab centre, but to its location,” Mr Entsch told the Torres News. “They (CCDEU) have bought a

block of land in what is basically a swamp, with government money, along with a couple of million dollars worth of houses.” He described the situation as a “major blow” to the Star of the Sea. “Things were just starting to happen, and they had just received their accreditation,” Mr Entsch said. “But there is a lot of hard work

still to be done up there.” Torres Shire Council Mayor Pedro Stephen said the situation was of grave concern to the community. “Another organisation going under administration highlights the need to really investigate the funding assistances and formula used to support this critical aged care facility for our people,” Cr Stephen said. Continued Page 2. >>

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Star of the Sea in financial storm << From Page 1 He said funding support needed to be congruent with the high compliance standards for the facilities. “The high standards and requirements set for the operational and management of this kind of infrastructure has to have matching funding support to enable our elders’ ongoing access to this service right here in our homeland,” Cr Stephen said. “Appropriate financial assistance is needed to deliver cultural appropriate aged care service.” Earlier this year, on March 13-15, the Star of the Sea underwent a compliance review, successfully meeting 44 out of 44 outcomes under the National Accreditations Standards framework. Mr Entsch said while there was “some level of confidence” that the CCDEU would pull through, the appointment of an administrator was a major blow. “There still needs to be a massive injection of capital into this facility, especially for dementia services,” he said.

The CCDEU runs two other aged care centres in North Queensland - Diji Meta in Cairns and Shalom Elders Village in Townsville - which are also in danger of closure. Mr Entsch said the failure of a number of similar projects pointed to a need for critical review of the way rehabilitation centres and aged care facilities were run. “At the end of the day, DoHA (Department of Health and Ageing) need to take some responsibility for this, as they are the ones who hand the contracts out,” he said. “Meanwhile the situation needs to be carefully monitored to make sure services are maintained. “There should be another plan in place, because the ones who will be hurt most out of this are the residents.” Shalom College staff would not comment other than to advise that Deloitte Partners John Greig and Richard Hughes were appointed joint voluntary administrators of CCDEU and Shalom Development Services on

August 20. Mr Greig said funding had been secured to ensure all facilities continue to operate as normal for the duration of the administration. “The administrators have been appointed by CCDEU to review the company’s financial position, with the objective of continuing all services,” he said. “CCDEU has significantly expanded its services in recent years and now requires restructuring to ensure it is better positioned to continue to offer its high quality services. “Our review of the companies as administrators is at a very early stage. “For now, and alongside the Uniting Church in Queensland and UnitingCare Queensland, we are working with government and other relevant bodies regarding ongoing funding and to provide certainty for CCDEU employees, clients and students and their families.” A meeting of creditors for CCDEU was held on August 30 at 10am at the Chifley Plaza Hotel in Townsville.

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Marine safety training inspires all THE Torres Strait Marine Safety Program (TSMSP) received a shot in the arm recently with their maritime trainer David McIlwain being named ‘Inspirational Trainer of the year’ at the Torres Strait Recognition Awards. Adrian Davidson from the Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) Thursday Island office said he was delighted with the presentation of the Inspirational Trainer award to David. “David is thoroughly deserving of this award,” Mr Davidson said.

“I’ve had the pleasure of working with him in delivery of TSMSP training and can say without hesitation that he continually goes above and beyond what is expected of him to ensure valuable training outcomes for members of the Torres Strait and NPA communities. “His experience, skill, energy and determination have played a key role in an almost 40 per cent reduction of EPIRB-related search and rescue operations involving local boats since the TSMSP commenced.” Continued Page 4. >>

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Statue a tribute to track-laying teams By MARK ROY IT is the stuff of legend. In the red dust and heat of Western Australia’s Pilbara region, on the other side of the continent to their homelands and seas, a gang of Torres Strait Islanders didn’t just break the record time for railway track-laying. They obliterated it. Sinking 7km of track in just 11 hours and 40 minutes, the proud Islanders set a world record that has not been bettered since that warm day in May, 1968. The first carriages of iron ore began rolling out to Port Hedland along the 500km of track in July that year, along a line that has been the backbone of Australian economic development to this day. And now, deadly radio MC John Whop says the time has come for the contribution of his people in the Pilbara to be recognised. Known to radio land as “Uncle John” and to Torres Strait Islanders “Awa John”, Mr Whop told the Torres News a statue in honour of the rail gang will be unveiled on September 22, 2012, in Port Hedland. And he is urging local Islanders to make the trek west in honour of their forefathers’ hard work, their hard zagedt. “There is a national and international focus on a group

of menfolks who made history,” he said. “This is another milestone achievement from the Torres Strait Islanders to boost Australia’s economy. “Like in the Torres Strait Infantry Battalion, pearling, trochus and cane-cutting, Torres Strait Islanders and their families did it again, and this time it was the laying of a railway track in a record time that hasn’t been broken yet.” One of the track layers was Port Hedland local George Pitt, who made record-breaking history alongside brothers Patrick and Patterson Bani, from Mabuiag. Leaving the Torres Strait as a 17-year-old in 1967 with his uncle and aunt, Mr Pitt headed for Queensland to find work cutting cane. “Living at home was hardship, we were still under the reserve status then, so we went south to find the basic social conditions,” Mr Pitt told the Telegraph News in Port Hedland. When the iron ore boom hit in the 60s, Mr Pitt joined Torres Strait Islanders who heading for the Pilbara in droves. “It was hard work, laying, spiking, anchoring lines all day,” Mr Pitt said. “You took note when people walked away . . . they came in with no muscle, they left with bloody muscle, it was raw

man-power. “You’d breakfast at 4am, then at 5am you’re out there working, work all day then back into camp at 7pm.” For the past 12 years, Mr Pitt has been campaigning for funding for a memorial statue at the Don Rhodes Mining Museum in Port Hedland. And soon, the stainless-steel sculpture by artist Antonio Battistessa will stand testament to these proud Islanders’ work. But Mr Pitt’s own work is not done yet, as the 62-year-old battles to raise the funds to bring the few remaining railway workers over for the opening ceremony. “It’s my cultural obligation to my people, especially those old fellers, there’s about 15 of them left now and they will see the statue and he’ll belong to all of them,” he said. “We just want to fly a few of our people over to see what they created. “All these people, indigenous people, were at the forefront of infrastructure development in the early days of Australia.” From his role as Deadly Master of Ceremonies for Thursday Island NAIDOC, Mabo Day and July 1 Coming of the Light celebrations, the popular weekly program personality Mr Whop has joined with the Torres News to promote the unveiling of the statue in a tribute to the

track-laying mobs. “It was their strong work ethics and communal cultural strength that bound them together,” Mr Whop said. “Some of them are not with us today. Their contribution gives us the pride to say eso, thank you from their parents, relatives, friends and mates.” Awa John Whop is urging Torres Strait families to join in the celebrations. “I am asking for families to yarn the stories and sing the songs of our loved ones of that time,” Mr Whop said. Furthermore, he is asking for Torres Strait Islanders to make the effort to travel to Port Hedland to attend the September 22 celebrations. “I am sure there are dancers, singers and people to show, tell and share stories,” he said. “The contact person is George Pitt, who is looking forward to make that connection with the Torres Strait families.” Mr Pitt said the statue might finally bring his people the recognition they deserve. “You see how big that track is? Five hundred kilometres here to Newman. My mob did it in nine months. We did that.” Mr Pitt can be contacted on (08) 91602255 or 0437 437 618. Please contact Torres News if you have a photo or story to share.

The men who created history on the Pilbara railway Islander men who worked on the Mt Newman - Port Hedland line, 1968-69 John Culear KENNALL: supervisor - back steel Patrick WHAP Patrick LEVI: supervisor - front steel Danny BLANKET Percy MALLIE: supervisor - ballast and surfacing Bill (Baigow) STEPHEN Cassie (Casemeru) ZETHA Bobby LEVI George KENNEL Walter BUSCH Billo BOURNE Gehmat LOBAN Charles CALLOPE Pedro ABEDNEGO Morris AGALE Steven NAMOK Teddy WARE Charlie AGALE Alan HANKIN Ronald SAVEKA Arthur PITT Philemon PEARSON Reggie SAILOR George PITT Ray MANAWAY Tommy LOBAN Patrick BANI Gibson HUDSON Rodney SAGIGI Patterson BANI Michael (Mica) LEVI Azore (Charles) SAILOR Dick PILOT

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Island author up for an unexpected award By MARK ROY WHILE she is best known in the Torres Strait for her recently published book, Ina’s Story, artist and author Cate Titasey (pictured) has more than one string to her literary bow. The Thursday Island writer’s crime mystery novel, Island of the Unexpected, has been shortlisted for the inaugural Queensland Literary Award. It’s the fourth time her manuscript has been shortlisted for various awards. “I’m up to draft 76 or something,” Cate jokes. “I won a Varuna Fellowship last year, and have been working with a great mentor - whom I’ve never met! “The fellowship came through in April, 2011, and I did another five to ten drafts after that. I’m becoming less flummoxed by the process of writing.” She said she started on the story in 2006 after finding herself at home as a full-time mum. “That lasted about two to three months before I felt my sanity was threatened,” she laughed. Cate travels to Brisbane for the awards night on Tuesday, August 4, where her unpublished manuscript may land her the emerging author prize. Her crime mystery story, set on Thursday Island, tells the story of Thea, a burned-out police officer who arrives on the island after a relationship breakdown and years of policing violent crime. As the new officer-in-charge, Thea looks forward to settling down and dealing with minimal offending and a simple, relaxed lifestyle. But it is not to be. On her first day at work, she becomes embroiled in the island’s first murder investigation. The community are convinced the death is the result of maydh, or islander sorcery.

Torres Strait Regional Authority Election 2012

For the wards of Badu, Bamaga, Boigu, Dauan, Erub, Masig, Mer, Ngurapi and Muralag, Port Kennedy, Poruma, Saibai, St Pauls, TRAWQ and Ugar. Saturday 15 September 2012 Who can vote: You can vote in the TSRA elections if you are: • • •

a Torres Strait Islander or Aboriginal person aged 18 years or over, and correctly enrolled at an address in one of the above mentioned wards

The wards of Hammond, Iama, Kubin, Mabuiag, Seisia and Warraber do not require an election. If you live in these wards you do not have to vote.

Where to Vote: Mobile polling locations Location

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Badu Island

Community Hall Nona Street

Tuesday 11 September, 10am – 3:30pm

Erub Island

Indigenous Knowledge Centre 84 Medigee Village

Tuesday 11 September, 10:30am – 2:30pm

Saibai Island

Community Hall 30 Main Road

Tuesday 11 September, 10:30am – 2:30pm

Boigu Island

Council Meeting Room 66 Chambers Street

Wednesday 12 September, 10:30am – 2:30pm

Mer Island

Community Hall Marou Road

Wednesday 12 September, 10:30am – 2:30pm

Ugar Island

Community Hall 57 Randall Street

Wednesday 12 September, 10:30am – 11:30am

Dauan Island

Community Hall 80 Main Road

Wednesday 12 September, 1:30pm – 3pm

Masig Island

Community Hall Dans Road

Thursday 13 September, 10:30am – 2pm

Poruma Island

Community Hall, 56 Olandi Street

Thursday 13 September, 10:30am – 2pm

St Pauls

Council Meeting Room 178 Kubin Road

Thursday 13 September, 10am – 2pm

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Port Kennedy Hall Douglas Street

15 September 9am – 5pm

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Thea - of Torres Strait Islander and European descent - is dismissive. But a series of events make her wonder if sorcery is, in fact, real. Cate’s novel explores dichotomies of identity and existence, sorcery and rationality, and themes of cultural integration. And while that may sound like a lot to get your head around, it’s also a ripping yarn. She is quoted in the Courier Mail saying her story has “an exotic setting, a racy plot, a missing person, a protagonist with baggage, good food, great sex an adversity”. But of course, journalists never tell the whole story. “What they didn’t say is that the story can be read as entertainment, but it also deals with issues like social justice, domestic violence, traditional culture, and how this interfaces with modern life,” she said. “It can be read on many levels. It is also written with visitors to the island in mind, to entice people to the islands.” As such, Island of the Unexpected is an exotic bird, not comfortably pigeonholed within the genre of ‘crime fiction’. While the work has been critically praised, it is yet to be packaged and sold. “The publisher who loved my manuscript decided they couldn’t market it,” Cate explained. A win at the Queensland Literary Awards may change all that. The awards were created in April by what Cate describes as “a group of dedicated individuals” after Premier Campbell Newman scrapped the Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards. Following a public outcry, the group and their supporters raised public donations to provide ongoing support for the awards.

NEWS Excess Baggage and did a national tour for her new album Rewind (The Aretha Franklin Songbook). Multi-ARIA and multi Deadly Award winner, Christine Anu has produced platinum and gold selling singles and albums. Nominated for 16 ARIA Awards, and the winner of four, Anu’s ARIA nominations include song of the year in 1995 for My Island Home and best female artist - album in 1996 for Stylin’ Up. She is in the running for Female Artist of the Year, alongside another hot contender, Jessica Mauboy from the Northern Territory. Christine is an eight-time Deadly Award recipient. The Deadlys are back for the 18th year at the Sydney Opera House on September 25. The prestigious awards recognise the contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to the community and to Australian society. Voting closes at 5pm AEST on Friday, September 9, so don’t delay. Cast your vote online at www.vibe.com. sci-fi, geek. In the series, Christine plays au or follow the link from the Torres News Rae - the wheelchair bound matriarch. Also last year, Christine appeared on facebook page.

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BEN Barba and Christine Anu have joined fellow Torres Strait Islanders Maupower, Charles Passi, Darren Compton and Patrick Mills as finalists the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Music, Sport, Entertainment and Community Awards, aka the Deadlys. BEN BARBA In a hot field of contenders, Bulldogs player Barba was named as a finalist for the Outstanding Achievement in NRL award alongside the best in the business - Jonathan Thurston, Greg Inglis, Sam Thaiday and Greg Bird. After a handful of games in 2009, Barba burst onto the NRL scene in 2010, having already broken several point-scoring records while playing for the Bulldogs. Playing at fullback, his pace and try-scoring instincts were a revelation, and he quickly established a reputation for his lethal attacking prowess and speed. He finished the 2010 season with 15 tries, and backed that up in 2011 by ending the season as joint leading try-scorer on 22. As of round 19, Ben has scored 11 tries and rocketed into contention to win the 2012 Dally M Medal. CHRISTINE ANU In the ABC production of Outlands, Christine Anu, of Saibai heritage, is one of Christine displayed her versatility by playAustralia’s most loved Indigenous performers. ing an Indigenous, lesbian, paraplegic,

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Road named after Ella Rose AWARD-WINNING Torres Strait Islander artist Ella Rose Savage is to have a road in Gladstone, Queensland, named after her. The name Ella Rose Drive will be given to a new road being created as part of an estate development. Ella Rose will be honoured along with Australia’s most-famous Aboriginal artist, the late Albert Namatjira, with Namatjira Road allocated for an existing road reserve. The Gladstone Regional Council approved the name application from the estate developer on August 21.

Man dies in ultralight crash Year 3 students Charles, Zac, Zawai and Daniel enjoying the Jubilee celebrations. PHOTO: MATT GARRICK “The staff and students OUR Lady of the Sacred Heart School is hailing its worked extremely hard to pro125th birthday celebrations a vide great entertainment for the great success with many past delight of all who joined us over students, parents and teachers the three days of celebration,” joining the current students, Ms Skerritt said. parents and community in the “Brother Barry’s exhibit festivities. was a highlight on the events, OLSH Parents and Friends celebrations and milestones Association president Deb that Our Lady of the Sacred Skerritt thanked the staff, Heart has provided in shaping students, parents and sponsors the education of many, many whose hard work helped make students. “To all our parents who the program of events a success.

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Tax help available this month Local Witnesses to attend Darwin convention THIS year the staff from ICAN (Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network) are offering Tax Help from the Mura Kosker office on Thursday Island. It is important to point out that this service is for both indigenous and non-indigenous people, who earn less than $50,000 and have a fairly straight-forward tax claim. This service is offered between September 10-14 and appointments are available through the Mura Kosker reception staff (4069 1663). Numbers are limited so it is important to contact early to book a time. Tax Help is a network of community volunteers who provide a free and confidential service to help people complete their tax returns during tax time. Volunteers are fully trained, accredited and supported by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). ICAN staff provides high quality financial counselling services for community members to help sort out financial issues. You can contact an ICAN financial counsellor by calling 1300 369 878. Who is Tax Help for? Tax Help is for people on low incomes, including, seniors, students, people from non-English speaking backgrounds, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Tax Help staff are only able to help with fairly straightforward tax returns. They can help identify and record income received through: pensions,

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JEHOVAH’S Witnesses from the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area (NPA) are preparing to attend their three-day annual convention, to be held in Darwin on September 7-9. Local Thursday Island spokesperson Nathan Koster said the program would highlight the theme “Safeguard Your Heart”. “Over 40 Witnesses from the Torres Strait and NPA will be

attending,” Mr Koster said. “Everyone, including non-Witnesses, will benefit from the positive message and practival suggestions that will be highlighted.” In a written statement, the Watchtower and Tract Society of Australia said the convention program promised a fresh examination of Biblical references to the figurative heart. “Through lively discourses, dramatic Bible readings and pres-

entations, and even a live play, program parts will emphasise how protecting the figurative heart will enhance one’s spiritual well-being, family life, and happiness,” the statement said. The convention theme ‘Safeguard Your Heart’ is based on Proverbs 4:23. Strengthening one’s spirituality will be the focus of the program. There is no admission fee.

Australia ‘must do more on West Papua’ THE mainstream media in Australia has finally shone a light on human rights abuses occuring in West Papua, just 200km from the Torres Strait. Last week, two programs produced by ABC’s 7.30 Report brought home to the nation the ongoing atrocities and killings that are being perpetrated on the region’s Indigenous peoples, in many cases by the Australian armed and trained “anti-terrorist” unit Detachment-88. The Australian Greens are now calling on the Government to urge Indonesia to put an end to the violence in West Papua, and has commended journalists from the ABC’s 7.30 program who entered the region undercover recently. Australian Greens Leader and Foreign Affairs spokesperson Senator Christine Milne said the Australian Government has had full knowledge of the atrocities, but has “chosen to turn a blind eye”. “The ABC expose means Minister Carr no longer has any excuse not to pick up the phone to his Indonesian counterpart and get some answers about what dialogue Indonesian government is having with West Papuan representatives,” Ms Milne said. Greens spokesperson for West Papua Senator Richard Di Natale said Australians were becoming more aware of the atrocities being committed on their ADVERTISEMENT

doorstep. “Along with many Australians, I am very alarmed by the bloodshed of recent months, which adds to the fear experienced by the West Papuan people over many decades of Indonesian rule over their lands,” Mr Di Natale said. “They know what happened in East Timor under Indonesian rule and they know that we, as a nation, cannot sit idly by while it occurs again in West Papua.” He urged Mr Carr to push for “a new dialogue” between the Indonesian government and representatives of the Papuan people. “The indigenous people of West Papua should have the opportunity to decide democratically their own future in accordance with international standards of human rights and the principles of international law,” he said. The Greens will introduce a Senate motion during the next sitting period that will call of Minister Carr to raise concerns over human rights abuses with the Indonesian Foreign Minister and request access for human rights monitors and foreign journalists. The party has also called on the Australian government to reconsider its military links to Indonesia and suspend all ties while violence continues.

Award-winning builders get the job done in the remote north Getting the job done in remote North Queensland is no easy task, but for awardwinning Cairns builders, Gateway Constructions, their buildings dare to go where no others would. Gateway Constructions specialises in energy efficient and sustainable pre-fabricated buildings that are designed for cyclone-rated regions. Their commercial or residential buildings can be transported to site in modular or flat-pack system, whether by road or sea. No job is too big or small with projects ranging from one-bedroom granny flats to ten homes for the Aurukun community. Business owner and innovators, Jim Margach and Penny Margach (born and bred Cairns locals), have over 35-years experience in the construction industry and developed the unique transportable modular build system eight years ago, in conjunction with world renowned architect Gabriel Poole. Combined with a stack of environmental benefits, Gateway Constructions’ building system has become a huge draw card for many clients including supermarket chain owner, Islanders Board of Industry Service (IBIS). IBIS engaged Gateway Constructions in 2010 to build stores on Stephen and Mabuiag

Islands and units on Thursday Island. IBIS has again taken advantage of the Cairns builder’s ability to deliver projects onbudget despite the extreme remoteness of their supermarket locations. Commencing in March 2012, the new IBIS Dauan Island 300-series supermarket, featuring IBIS’ signature curved roof, and a one-bedroom house, were completed mid-July making the four-month build and shop fit-out a successful project for both client and builder. To follow, IBIS will soon be commissioning their Saibai Island supermarket, which will be over 500m2 in area. Gateway Constructions have become a preferred builder for remote building projects throughout other regions of Queensland. The past 12 months has seen the Cairns based factory provide staff housing for the Mackay, Mornington and Croydon Shire Councils. While the design briefs varied significantly between the councils, each were readily incorporated into the renowned transportable module system. Feedback from councils and project managers has been positive. The buildings are quality homes compared to the alternative option of a standard dongastyle accommodation. For staff, the option to work in remote areas can be made much easier if they can live in home-like accommodation. On Thursday

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Island, the first release of two four-bedroom staff houses for Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) has received desirable comments from client and the local community. The breathtaking high-set homes, featuring a beach-like exterior, are set against the mountain backdrops and were designed to client’s brief: large family open-plan living, outdoor patio and maximised ocean views. In a couple of months, ACBPS Thursday Island employees and their family will be able to move into the second release of another set of two fourbedroom houses. While the commercial sector including the Bureau of Metrology are taking note of Gateway Constructions renowned pre-fabricated building system, the residential market are also appreciating the Architect designed buildings as an alternative to masonry and custom designs. Gateway Constructions residential projects are springing up around the inner and outer suburbs of Cairns, Cow Bay and Mackay. A new five bedroom family residence signed late April is expected to complete well and truly before Christmas. And with Gateway Constructions South East Queensland franchise underway, the completion of more projects in the next year is sure to increase the Cairns-based business’ reputation as a quality builder.

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LOOK SHARP: Rafts and jury-rigged dinghies set sail from Umagico to Seisia on Saturday, September 22 for the Peninsula Pirates Regatta, hosted by Seisia Fishing Club. You can still enter! Phone Arthur on 4203 0990.

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Mon 3. Hash House Harriers run, 5.50pm Tue 4. Esplanade walk/Circuit classes, Seisia Hall, 5pm Tue 4. Zumba fitness, TI Bowls Club, gold coin entry, 7pm Wed 5. Basketball Coaching Workshop, Sports Complex TI, 3 - 5.30pm, 0437 700 365 Wed 5. Antenatal classes, Maternity Unit TI, 6 - 7pm, 4069 0222 Wed 5. Futsal (indoor soccer) Torres Shire Sports Complex, 6 - 8pm Wed 5. Wongai Wednesday, Seaman Dan plays Wongai Hotel restaurant, Horn Island, 6.30 - 9pm Thu 6. Active After-school Communities Basketball Tournament, Sports Complex TI, 3 - 5.30pm Thu 6. TS Carpentaria Cadets, TI Joint Defence Facility, 5.30 - 7.30pm Fri 7. Floral Fridays - wear your most outrageous floral shirt! Fri 7. TI Rotary Club breakfast meeting, Malu Paru restaurant, Grand Hotel, 7am, 0438 747 853 Fri 7. Mini-triathlon, TI Sports Complex, 5.15pm Fri 7. Cocktails by the pool, Jardine Motel, 7pm Fri 7. Karaoke, Torres Hotel, 7pm Sat 8. KRL Grand Final, Ken Brown Oval TI Tue 11. Torres Shire Council monthly meeting, Council Chambers TI, 9am Fri 14. Nominations close, KCD Basketball Carnival. Call Thomas Loban on 4030 6820 Fri 14. Nominations close, Winds of Zenadth Best Dressed Business competition, 4069 1336 Sat 15. Torres Strait Regional Authority election 2012 Sat 22. Peninsula Pirates Regatta, Umagico to Seisia, Seisia Fishing Club 4203 0990 Thu 27-Sat 29. KCD Basketball Carnival, Torres Shire Sports Complex. Sat 29. TSIRC Division 13 byelection, Ugar (Stephen Island)

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Parish of St Bethel,131 William Cr Bamaga NPA, Sundays 10am Uniting Church, 114 Douglas St Thursday Island, Sundays 9am Independent Church Parish of the Resurrection TI, Morning Prayer Sundays 10am, Evening Prayer 7.30pm Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Mass, all locations: Mon-Fri 7am, Saturday Vigil 6pm, Sunday 10am Hammond, Sunday 8am Horn, Saturday 9am Bamaga, 2nd Tuesday every month, 4069 3699 Arthur Wong 7.30pm

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WE would like to share our appreciation and publicly applaud the Strait Start Children’s Early Years Program which we have been very fortunate to access here on Badu. Our son, William, has been benefiting from the program since March this year when he was about six months old. We have been deeply impressed by the large space, the quality of the toys and equipment, and particularly the dedicated staff, Ms Wariba Seriat and Ms Sineva Ahmat. They have both had training in Sydney in the Montessori approach to learning and development.

They are very knowledgeable and know just what activity suits each child’s age and development stage. Will’s face lights up on arrival and he can’t wait to get down from our arms and discover the toys and explore the space. Everything is set out at his height and displayed at toddler level so he can choose what he wants to do. There is a small book corner, painting/ drawing area, eating area, tunnels and puzzles, rattles and instruments. Wariba and Sineva keep a watchful eye while children play. At the end of the morning all are encouraged to sit together and sing island songs, which Will really loves! Strait Start is a fabulous program, which all children would enjoy and benefit from. Its amazing to see our son really develop in the time he has been attending Strait Start. The best thing for me as a mum is that when we get home he is exhausted and sleeps soundly for a couple of Nueair Savage and Will Jones are both picking up new skills. hours!

Parable on politics and promises SOMETIMES life can be tough at the top. You do your best, work your fingers to the bone, give people what they said they wanted, and what thanks do you get? Oberführer Newman is sitting in his bunker right now pondering the injustices of his world. After all, he told everyone he was going to cut jobs in Queensland. He is a more-or-less honest man and so, when he seized the reins of office, the first thing on his agenda (after blowing raspberries at the opposition) was to cut, cut, cut. At a stroke of his Field-Marshal’s button, 20,000 jobs were listed to disappear and - guess what? Instead of being hailed as a conquering hero, people are complaining. More than complaining, they are getting very cranky and whinging loudly. It’s just so unfair. I blame it on his junior staff. They should have pointed out the fine print on his election victory. It says quite clearly that the people of Queensland want jobs cuts to reduce the size of Government but - and this is very important - they did not want to lose their jobs. Or the jobs of anyone in their families. Or even the jobs of people who might be contributing to the local economy. It’s a simple enough concept and you might think the Oberführer would have grasped it for himself, but that’s unfair.

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William Jones enjoying the Strait Start learning program with Montessori teacher Ms Wariba Seriat on Badu. We are so grateful, as it has allowed us to stay on Badu confident in the knowledge that there is a program, which suits our family. We would strongly recommend that parents enrol their children in the Strait Start program if it is being offered in their community. Dr Sam and Lianne Jones Badu Island

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He can’t be expected to understand all the minutiae of the State economy. He has people to do the detailed thinking. His job is to sit at his desk and receive the grateful thanks of the people, happy to sacrifice their families’ futures to fulfil their leader’s vision. He is even being heavied by Clive Palmer, the mining magnate who believes we need economic growth, and taking a cane knife to the economy will not make it bigger. Of course, being heavied by Clive is a threatening experience, but the Oberführer is a tough customer. He knows Clive has an interest in various project proposals, such as a tourist development on the Sunshine Coast and that approval can be held hostage. On the other hand, Clive and his companies did contribute a massive $660,000 to the LNP last year and losing that sort of money in a dummy spit might damage the Oberführer’s own job security. Isn’t politics fun?

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THUMBS UP: To shire and health centre employees on TI who use the car park provided, and leave street parking available for retail customers and health care clients. THUMBS DOWN: To people who take glasses from the pubs around town. It’s called ‘stealing’. THUMBS UP: To the Variety Club for putting on a great show for the people of the NPA, and helping kids in need. THUMBS DOWN: To the Torres Shire Council, who are organising the Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival, for dampening the “spirit” of the festival by making it the most over-regulated festival ever. Where else do you pay $400 for a stall and then be told what menu you are allowed, even though departmental regulations are followed? Remember there are laws to protect consumers called consumer rights and without people there is no cultural festival. Let’s focus on the true “spirit” of the festival, which is “people”, not on how many ways to exploit and make money for the organisation at the cost of the people.

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NEWS LEFT: The characters in the Federal Hotel mural on Thursday Island last week, painstakingly restored by Lana Pelz. PHOTO: MARK ROY RIGHT: BRUSH WITH THE LAW: Lana Pelz paints a very different picture of the characters in the Federal Hotel mural. PHOTO: MATT GARRICK

Mere pigments of a painter’s imagination? By MARK ROY LOCAL legend has Shine a Light it that the colourful On our history characters on the wall of ‘Joe’s Bar’ at the Federal Hotel are based on real-life individuals living on the island around the time it was painted (“What is the history of mysterious Joe’s Bar?”, page 9, Torres News, 30 July - 5 August 2012). But others maintain the characters in the mural are no more than pigments of the painter’s imagination. The artist recently handed the hard task of retouching the mural, Lana Pelz, says the mural was originally completed in 1967. Lana spoke to the wife of the publican who owned the iconic Thursday Island pub back in the swinging sixties, whom she described as “a lovely lady”. “I don’t remember her name, but her and her husband, Joe, came to the island in 1965 with Joe’s father, Pete, who was actually the owner/publican of the Federal,” Lana said. “Joe and his wife had a little girl, 19 months old, when they came to the island. “Unfortunately, within six months, Pete the publican had a heart attack and died. “This was when Joe and his wife stepped up to the plate and took over as publicans of the Federal Hotel. “Whilst on the island, they had another child, and spent around 10 or 11 years on the island before moving back to the mainland. “They were publicans in Grafton at one stage, and publicans in several other hotels around Australia before retiring.” Lana said she had plenty of time to research the artwork during the month or so she spent working on it until its completion on Monday, August 27. The mural artist, Don Gray, was the secretary at the hospital during his “tranquil, torpid, torrid” time on Thursday Island, she said. “The painting is simply a reflection of this man’s quirky personality, and has nothing at all to do with anyone living on the island at the time,” Lana said. “Not much else is known about him, other than he came from WA originally.” Some of the history of the mural will remain forever hidden. “The mural used to extend all the way down the bar, another two metres,” Lana said. “But Joe installed more-modern fridges in 1968, obliterating that section. “Some parts can still be seen underneath the current benches built in the Federal.” Here at the Torres News, we’d like to know what you think. Do any of the characters in the mural bring back memories from “The Pub on the Beach” in the late sixties? You can contact us via email at editor@torresnews.com.au or phone 1300 TORRES.

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Living with HIV This week on Kasa Por Yarn, Peter and Elise are hearing bad carryarn about Billy who got HIV from a one night stand in Townsville.

 Are you happy with the songs and the music videos?

DANNY BANI

It was an adventure. It was amazing. I had fun. It’s my life - it’s what I love to do. I like creating these things and bring an idea to life – a melody a tune - and other people can see and hear what you felt and thought inside your head. I loved working with Pat – it’s a great experience as a younger performer. It’s amazing when Pat and I talk and then create these songs. There’s no greater feeling than seeing the finished product.

 Tell us about J-Dogs? Everything has to be about him and if it’s not about him he doesn’t care. He is happy character because he doesn’t care what happens around him. He chooses to be happy because he doesn’t have a happy life. He is selfish I guess.

Are there people with HIV living in the Torres and NPA? Yes, but I can’t tell you anything about them as we are a confidential service and we take our privacy responsibilities very seriously.

How do you support people with HIV? We offer a confidential and free service to people who are living with HIV. We provide outreach to people living in remote regions if needed. People can

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Danny Bani plays one of Kasa Por Yarn’s most popular characters: J-Dogs. This time Danny sings and dances as J-Dogs in a music group, the Ailan Krew. Check out Danny in two new music videos on the Kasa Por Yarn YouTube Channel.

There is no cure for HIV and, if it is not treated, it can lead to AIDS. Lucy Thallon works with HIV-positive clients in Torres and NPA with Positive Directions – a non-government organisation funded to support people living with HIV in QLD. She tells us about the challenges that people with HIV face.

How does HIV change people’s lives? People living with HIV need to take extra care of their health to keep their immune system strong otherwise they could get sick. Having HIV can lead to long-term complications such as pneumonia, weight loss, some cancers, depression, AIDS and death. HIV medications (antiretrovirals) are available which do not cure HIV but they can help people remain healthy and reduce their chance of passing on the infection. Good diet, exercise and healthy life behaviours are essential to help people to stay well.

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 Do you know anyone like J-Dogs? Elise (Rhian Phineasa) is worried about her brother Billy who is HIV positive.

come and see us or we help over the phone. The goal of Positive Directions is to help people with HIV live a full life and to maintain a good level of health and wellbeing. Do people usually tell their family and friends they have HIV? From my experience, it’s a very personal choice. People decide for themselves whether they tell others about their HIV, and wait until they are ready. If you choose to tell people you should make sure you pass on good clear information about HIV so people understand what it is, how you can get it, and how you can prevent infection. We offer confidential support for people and their family and friends about living with HIV. If someone is going to be put at risk of getting HIV, they should

be told, otherwise people living with HIV have rights, and their information is private and confidential.

of anyone at the time. So I grabbed bits and pieces from my cousins, brothers, friends from school people to create this character.

I don’t know. When we first started Kas Por Yarn, Jimi Bani said that to bring J-Dogs to life I’d have to think of someone who is like that in the community. I couldn’t think

 What’s happening with Elise and J-Dogs? Elise is not an option now. She’s still someone he goes to for help but Elise and Jay know they can’t be together anymore.  What are your plans for the future? Samantha and I are in Alice Springs this year. Maybe we’ll look to get a place in Cairns in the future. I want to go acting school and do singing, dancing and acting, maybe in Sydney or WAAPA in Perth.

What is it like for people in remote communities with HIV? Having HIV in remote communities can be challenging but it can work if you have good support systems and your health is well managed. You need to have good access to clinics for check ups, regular blood tests, medications, support and counselling. People can liaise with sexual health clinics and HIV specialists back in the main cities and have phone consultations and medications sent to them if required. It is important for all young sexually active people to get regular check ups.

For more information Phone 1800 422 313 (confidential free call from landline) or contact Lucy or Marlene at Positive Directions, 1/204 McLeod St Cairns – www.positivedirections.org.au (Positive Directions is a program of Anglicare Southern Queensland, with offices across the state).

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Cowboys corral student attendance By ALF WILSON MASIG youth Chris Nai wants students in the Torres Strait Islands to attend school as often as possible following the amazing success of a program he has been involved in. Chris is one of two Indigenous School captains at Townsville’s Kirwan high along with Jo HouriganScammell. One of the biggest high schools in Queensland, with 2200 students including 450 Indigenous youths, Kirwan High joined forces with the North Queensland Cowboys which has resulted in a major increase in school attendance. The lure of the much-loved sport of rugby league combined with the high profile of the Cowboys to boost Indigenous student attendance at school through a new strategy called “Every Day Counts’. The “Every Day Counts’’ strategy, developed by Kirwan State High School, aimed to engage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander high school students and their families to improve student attendance.

Chris Nai, right, with Matty Bowen and Jo HouriganScammell. The three-week initiative rewarded improved attendance rates with student incentives such as inspirational visits to the school by Cowboys players, erchandise, game tickets and opportunities to visit the stadium and watch training sessions. Statistics revealed show that 15 per cent of the challenge winners achieved 100 per cent attendance during the period and the others higher than 90 per cent. “This has been a major success and to have Cowboys star like Matty Bowen and Jothathan Thurston here today is great. “I urge all students everywhere especially those in the Torres Strait to go to school as often as they can. I get back to Masig as often as I can,” Chris said. The 154 successful students of which 40 per cent were of TSI descent, along with their proud families, celebrate their achievements on July 25 with the very players who inspired them - Thurston and Bowen. Julia Thaiday, the mother of Brisbane Broncos, State of Origin and Test star Sam Thaiday who went to Kirwan Higth is the school’s Communication Education Councillor. “With Indigenous sorry business students can have a week ot two off school and sometimes have to travel to their home remote communities. “This program has achieved wonderful success,” she said. Thurston said he and his team mates were more than happy to support and promote the “Every Day Counts’’ strategy. “Kirwan State High School is renowned for the sporting achievements of its students, and rugby league plays a big part in the student community,’’ Thurston said. “If we can use the sport of rugby league, and the involvement of Cowboys players, to encourage kids to stay in school to better their futures, than it is a very worthwhile cause.’’ Thurston, Bowen and Mitchell are among many Indigenous Cowboys players working with the club’s education initiative, the Learn Earn Legend! program, which provides inspiration to Indigenous high school students in the North Queensland

region to stay in school and establish a firm career path for themselves. Cowboys community relations manager Fiona Pelling said the Learn Earn Legend! program, which began last year, now boasted more than 500 Indigenous Year 11 and 12 students signed up from 35 North Queensland schools, from as far north as Weipa and Cairns, Townsville, south down through the Burdekin, the Whitsundays, Bowen and Mackay, and west to Charters Towers. “The involvement of our Cowboys players exposes Indigenous students and families to role models they already admire, and allows the players to show the kids the importance of committing to their own personal success in education,’’ Ms Pelling said. “The strategy of using sport as a platform to engage kids is one that has proved hugely successful in improving achievement outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.’’

James Tapau Jnr and bride Ellie McMartin with attendants at their wedding in Townsville on August 18. Last week’s edition of the Torres News made an error in the heading of its coverage of the wedding. It should have read: James Tapau Jnr - Ellie McMartin Wedding in Townsville. The Torres News apologises for the error and for any embarrassment caused. We also offer our very best wishes for their future life together.

WE NEED VOLUNTEERS Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival 2012

18Th TO 21ST SEpTEmbER 2012 KEN bROWN OVaL, ThURSDay ISLaND Why do we need volunteers?

Benefits of volunteering

Torres Shire Council is recruiting volunteers to assist with the delivery of the Winds of Zenadth Cultural Festival 2012.

There are great benefits to people volunteering to assist in community work, some of these include meeting and making new friends, training, making a difference, getting work experience and much more.

What will they be doing? Volunteers will be required to assist with preparations to the Festival grounds, centre management duties, assist with set-up, packing away and cleaning during the Festival, selling of Festival apparel, distributing Festival programs, assist with the Cultural float parade and other volunteer roles.

To register as a volunteer Please collect a Volunteer Registration form from Torres Shire Council Office on Douglas Street, Thursday Island or email dcs@torres.qld.gov.au or go on our website www.torres.qld.gov.au.

What type of people are we looking for? We are looking for people who have a genuine passion for volunteering. People who love community work.

Skills set required Blue Card is desirable. Senior First Aid Certificate is desirable. Great volunteer spirit, willing to assist in any way is absolutely essential.

Training for volunteers Training will be provided for all volunteers prior to the Festival.

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ARPAKA: dawning of a new day By MERINDAY DONNELLY ONE of the most incredible events I witnessed during the Festival of Pacific Arts was one man’s journey to find something that has been missing for more than 150 years. My involvement in this story not only made me realise the insignificance of the individual, but the huge significance of belonging, and that we, the 27 Pacific Nations that make up the festival, are infinitely connected. Whether it’s through similar oppressive colonial struggles, trade, the tradition of seafaring and navigation, the stomps of our feet as we dance or the chants of our stories, there is a Pacific Islander people’s connection that is beyond our conscious capacity to understand. Once glimpsed, it results in a feeling of unity and belonging immemorial.

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This story is about family and kinship, and through its telling I hope it shows you just how strong and living our pacific cultures are. On the last day of the festival, I sit down for a yarn with Uncle Francis Solomon and his wife Aunty Rebecca Solomon. They are at the festival with Torres Strait Islander dance company Arpaka, which means “dawning of the new day”. Founded in 2003 by Dujon Niue, Arpaka’s vision is to maintain the beautiful cultures of the Torres Strait through story, song, dance, family and tradition. They have toured as a group internationally on numerous occasions, but for Uncle Francis this is his first time overseas. Uncle Francis has another reason to be pretty chuffed about coming to the Solomon Islands: it’s where his grandfather is from.

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where he was from) was brought to Australia during the Blackbirding, more than 150 years ago. He was luckier than most, escaping the slavery in the sugar canes in Queensland by jumping ship in the Torres Strait landing himself on the island of Moa. It was there that he married the fierce and beautiful matriarch Grandmother Neri, raising a proud Torres Strait Islander family, but never able to return home. So it was with a sense of yearning that Uncle Francis, grandson of Grandfather Sam, felt a responsibility to find his family, ancestral homelands, sea, language, law, and culture to fill in the missing pieces of the puzzle. As I yarn with with Uncle and Aunty, trying to imagine what their lives had been like, I am overcome with a sense of their inner strength and resilience, so common amongst our mob, as the pain of the injustices committed against their ancestors unfolds. Understanding this struggle, through a similar family history of my own, I am reduced to tears as they tell me that during their trip to Auki, one of the festivals satellite venues, they indeed found Grandfather Sam’s ancestral homelands - the Langa Langa lagoon in the Province of Malaita. We all sit crying, tears streaming down our face, as what seems like a miracle has occurred. After 69 years of searching, Uncle has finally come home. With pride in his eyes, he tells me how good it is to finally know where he belongs. Happy his grandfather had guided his way, he lets me in on a conversation he had with his grandfather’s spirit at his grave before leaving. “We are going to the Solomon Islands, your home; please make the path right for us to find your family and home.” Uncle says finding the lagoon, and knowing he was intrinsically linked to that place, was one of the best days of his life. His only wish now is to return to find his grandfather’s family. <continued next week?> The next day I’m at the Solomon Islands National Art Gallery with my sissy, at the same time Uncle Francis is boarding his plane home with the rest of the Arpaka crew. I stop to look at some shell jewellery, and as is custom, I start to yarn up with the local mob the expert crafters of this unique and exquisite style. I enquire where they are from, and what the tradition represents. They tell me they are from Malaita, and no less Langa Langa lagoon. Without hesitation I tell them proudly that our Uncle Francis has a grandfather from there. One thing leads to another, and within moments there are at least 100 Malaitans gathered round looking at a photo of Uncle. About 10 minutes later an elder comes forward and asks me what traditions were passed down, in order to identify Uncle’s family. Because of the knowledge imparted upon me by Uncle the day before during our yarns I’m able to tell them Uncle said his grandfather didn’t speak much about Solomons, but one thing he knew for sure was that he was a Shark Caller. Continued Page 13. >>

ARPAKA: dawning of a new day

In the men’s Marap Dance are Smilar Sinak, Harry Newie Dennis Newie and Hans Ahwang. Arpaka Star Dance.

Badu foundry gives birth to bronze

ONE of the many star attractions at the Cairns Indigenous Arts Fair (CIAF) Badu Art Centre stand this year is this little bronze casting of a baby dugong and ghost net. The baby bronze was created from a wooden carving by Joseph Au. The process involved making a silicone rubber cast of the wooden carving and pouring the molten bronze into the rubber cast. The rubber has a higher melting temperature than the bronze. Once cast, the dugong was then treated with chemicals including copper sulphate to create the lustre, or ‘patina’.

Art Centre manager Richard Butler said the bronze dugong had been sent to an important gallery in Tasmania. “It is the first bronze cast taken from a current Badu artist’s work,” Mr Butler said. “A workshop for all Badu artists will be held on September 23 to teach the basics of casting and finishing.” The small foundry was a first in the Torres Strait and one of only a few in Australia, he said. “It’s certainly a first, and on behalf of artists and directors I’d like to thank Arts Queensland and TSRA for their support,” Mr Butler said.

Hans Ahwang in men’s Bow and Arrow Dance. PHOTOS: WAYNE QUILLIAM

<< From Page 12. Well, that sends everyone reeling as it is explained to me that there is only one shark calling clan, and that this will make identification much easier. Another 50 of the Malaitain mob come and look at the photo of Uncle, and I’m told that the Shark Callers are the people of Lau Lasi. After 20 minutes, another elder comes forward, and says, quietly, “I’m Michael Walebuadaa, I’m his great Uncle. Grandfather Sam Solomon’s real last name is Walemae”. You can imagine the excitement and buzz in the markets. As this family story falls into place, my only wish is that Uncle was here to see traditional knowledge of kinship converging and resulting in the most systematic genealogical demonstration I’ve ever seen. What a sight, our people from across the Pacific truly have some of the most sophisticated ways of remaining connected and retaining knowledge on earth. Imagine having memorised 30 generations of family names and identifying one missing man and enabling families to fill in the tapestry of kinship from 150 years ago! The family of Uncle Francis then takes us inside the gallery to show us their carvings and creation stories. They share their meaning of marriage and tell us it comes from sacred and divine tradition reflecting the significance of ceremony. In what seems like another near impossible chance, I learn that the Langa Langa people, the Shark Callers of Lau Lasi, call their creation story “Queen of the Dawn”. This means that when she enters into marriage it is the dawn of a new day. Just like the meaning of Arpaka, the dance company and the very reason that Uncle Francis at 69 years of age has travelled to the Solomon Islands. I can’t wait to hear how the rest of this story unfolds. I’m told Uncle Francis plans to return with his family before the year is out. I feel honoured to have been let in and granted permission to tell the most intimate details of Uncle’s family history. It’s truly extraordinary, and as a proud Wiradjuri woman, I think my role has been as a message stick.

Francis Solomon presenting the Torres Strait Island Dhoeri to Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands, Gordon Darcy Lillo.

Back row: Harry Newie, Dennis Newie, George Pedro, Smilar Sinak and Hans Ahwang. Front row: Francis Solomon, Mary Binawel, Harriet Naawi, Rebecca Solomon, Angela Torenbeek, Isobel Stephen and Majella Newie. Torres News 3 - 9 September 2012 Page 13

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WONGAI JUBILEE BALL

Clifford See Kee, Jaimee Hislop, Alicia Harris and Kylie Beard.

Photos: MARK ROY

Tyler Pask, Eleanor Ward, Zoe Tait, Warren Turner, Kate Cranney and Zoe Walsh.

ABOVE: Heidi Eastcott and Josh Stephen. BELOW: Barry and Nadine Tarrant. Suzie Stylez and Luke Sabatino.

Wayne and Kimberly See Kee.

Lorraine and Gus.

Michael and Erin Barillaro.

ABOVE: Natalie Hill and Michael Looney. Michael worked at the NAB back in 1983-84, and came back to TI because he ‘tasted the fruit of the wongai tree’ and was always destined to return. BELOW: Rae and Craig Gower.

Jane, Kath and Jen enjoying a spin on the dance floor.

Kelly and Lesley from Australian Reef Pilots.

Sam Jones and Clayton Newlove.

(Left to right) John Ramsay, Suzanne Stratton, Liz Ahwang, Selin Dorner, Romina Fujii, Eileen See Kee and Sasau Mills. Page 16 Torres News

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Rosie Ware and Allen Godfrey.

VARIETY BALMAIN-TO-BAMAGA BASH By MARK ROY “DRIVE those miles for the smiles” is the motto of the crews in the Balmain to Bamaga Bash 2012. Organised by Variety, the Children’s Charity, the Bash originated in 1985 by businessman, explorer and philanthropist Dick Smith when he organised the first Burke to Burketown Bash, raising $250,000 for charity. Since then, the destination for these whacky racers has always been a town starting with the letter “B”, and this year it was Bamaga’s

turn. Travelling in attention-grabbing and unusually decorated cars, entrants pay to enter the event, and bribery and corruption is encouraged, with all funds raised going to charity. According to the participating teams, “the event is run by devious officials proficient in prising money from the Bashers”. “Bashers can even be fined for taking the event too seriously, the amount depending on the seriousness of the seriousness,” they say. Variety put on a free community

concert at Seisia Oval on Monday, August 27, and on Tuesday morning , donated audio-visual equipment and sports gear to the value of $7000 to Bamaga Junior Campus. The Variety Club Bash were provided with breakfast prepared by hospitality sudents and their teacher, Mrs Sarah Benaud. The 350 participants were fed in two sittings. The second sitting were provided with entertainment by the Injinoo Island Dancers, led by Rev Mary Eseli and Mr Erris Eseli. Around 220 Bash participants

made it to a luncheon at Thursday Island Primary School the same day, thanks to Peddells Thursday Island Tours, where they donated special therapy and sports equipment valued at $3660 to the Malu Os special education unit. Guests were entertained by the Tagai Secondary dance team, Jeff Waia, Samantha Bloxsom, Lee Strickland and more. Variety Motoring Events manager Stuart Telfer thanked all those who helped make the event happen. “I must thank the many school principals, parent groups, commit-

tees, community groups, councils, tourist information outlets and organisations what have worked with us to make the Bash come together,” Mr Telfer said. “I say it every year, but these are the people who feed us, organise accommodation for us and open the doors of their towns for us as we bring our travelling circus to their townspeople. “To all of you, thank you very much.” Donations can be made to Variety via the website www.variety. org.au/nsw.

Sue Millar and Lynette Ellerman celebrate reaching Bamaga Lizi Bon in the Variety chopper. PHOTO: RHETT BUNNELL in their 1966 HR Holden. PHOTO: SUSAN BARNES

ABOVE: Tagai Secondary College dancers. BELOW: Head of Malu Os special education services Zoe Land (centre) and Gessa Pilot with performer John Williamson (right) and his fiancee Meg Doyle. John announced his engagement to Meg on stage during his performance at Seisia Oval last Monday night.

John Paul Young. PHOTO: ROGER BARTLETT

Samantha Bloxsom. PHOTO: RHETT BUNNELL

John Williamson. PHOTO: ROGER BARTLETT

ABOVE: Malika East receiving a digital camera on behalf of Tagai Thursday Island Primary Campus from Variety Bashers Charles Stewart, Brian Burden and Brian Hoare. PHOTO: MARK ROY RIGHT: Tagai Secondary Campus music and performing arts teacher Lee Strickland and Lizi Bon perform “These Boots Were Made for Walking”.

Tagai Secondary College dancers perform Some of the Balmain to Bamaga Bash cars and crews who made the 4224km trek north. PHOTO: at the Variety lunch on TI, hosted by Malu Os. PHOTO: RHETT BUNNELL SUSAN BARNES Laurie George Misi enjoying the lunch day on TI. PHOTO: RHETT BUNNELL

Malu Os teacher aide Matilda McKeown, John Williamson and teacher Thamey Unicomb.

Head of Bamaga Campus Vee McKiernan welcomes Variety visitors the St Mary’s Rugby League Team and their donation of sports equipment during the breakfast at the primary school. PHOTO: ROGER BARTLETT Torres News

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Visual Art Studies

These are our final pieces for

year their

12 students working on end of year art show.

At this stage of their education the seniors are independent learners who get the opportunity to resolve some of the work that they have been involved in during their senior phase. The students are developing their own personal style and get a feel for what it would be like to be a practising artist. Art practice is an organic process and develops slowly over time. The reward comes when a breakthrough is made, when the journey results in a new and inspiring discovery.

Music

James Morrison and Madeina David

TI Primary Family Fun Day Fete Saturday 20th October 2012 3pm - 8.30pm Waybeno Buway Ngurpay Mudh (TI Primary Campus) Lets promote community partnerships and networking through a fun event !! Page 18 Torres News

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Waybeni Koey Ngurpay Mudh,Year 9 Music class were excited to have some very special guest speakers visit our class on Tuesday 14th August to talk to students about the ‘outside’ world of music and musical pathways. We say a mina big eso to Mr James Morrison, world renowned brass and jazz musician and the head of the Queensland Music Festival, and to Ms Margaret Barrett who is the Head of Faculty for Music at the University of Queensland. Mr Morrison gave a highly entertaining lesson on the trumpet and had student getting up to have a go at playing the instrument. Mr Morrison was very pleased with how all students performed and made special mention of Madeina David’s natural ‘trumpeting ability’. Mr Morrison said he would send up a special trumpet book for Madeina and any other interested students to start lessons. The students were delighted to have the opportunity to show Mr Morrison their music skills and songs they have been learning in class by having a musical ‘jam’!

MALU OS

• Malu Os students and staff would like to pass on a GIANT BIG THANK YOU to the wonderful staff at Customs. • Last Friday night they hosted a Trivia night (with really hard trivia questions!), they raised over $2000 – which they are kindly donating to Malu Os. • Malu Os students and staff would like to thank Customs - we are very appreciative of this generous donation. • (a particularly big thank you to Rhett for the photo story he prepared – there were lots of happy tears at the Malu Os table!!)

Yr 8 CONSERVATION CAMP

It is hard to find words to describe the year 8 camp. Amazing, inspiring, crazy, fun, tiring and deadly are some used by the students!! The year 8 boys camped at Bampfield from the 11th – 13th July followed by the year 8 girls from the 16th – 18th of July. The purpose of the camp was to teach the students about conservation and looking after the environment in which we live. The vibrant Ms Nona attended both camps and provided the cultural side of camp. She kept herself busy cooking for the students, teaching them dances and playing guitar as they sang along. A highlight would have to be her bedtime stories, students will surely remember the evening by the campfire. Many external agencies visited the students on camp. AFMA, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, customs, TSRA Rangers, and Tangaroa Blue were some of the student’s favourites. Customs also managed to land a helicopter on the beach during the boy’s camp, even the teachers found this very exciting. All visitors commented on the well behaved students. Thank you to everyone for their support during the camp.

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CROSSWORD No. 114

SUDOKU No. 114

Your Lucky 

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VIRGO (August 24th - September 23rd)

A sudden ﬂash of intuition will help to put you in the right direction. Don’t let other people push you off course. Plan your course and things will go well. Romance. A much older person may want to get to know you. This person has some good qualities, but the age difference could be a problem.

LIBRA (September 24th - October 23rd)

You won’t be feeling very conscientious about your work. A new hobby which you have developed recently has captivated your mind. Romance. Your ability to organise other people will be appreciated this week. You will not be in the mood to be messed about. Make sure everything gets done.

SCORPIO (October 24th - November 22nd)

FOR KIDS

A long conversation with a friend will raise more questions than it solves. Try to get to grips with the original problem before you tackle the next one. Romance. There is no need to try to impress your partner. If they were not impressed with you they would have left you long ago! Remind yourself of this often.

SAGITTARIUS (November 23rd - December 21st)

An exciting event in a dream will leave you wondering what the week has in store! The events will be just as exciting in real life. Romance. Someone whom you dislike may be showing rather a keen interest in you at the moment. You may have to start being less subtle about your dislike.

CAPRICORN (December 22nd - January 20th)

Contact with a pet may help you to release tensions that have been building up. This animal will be able to pick up your feelings in a way that a human might not. Romance. Your partner will be in a strange mood. Wait until they have calmed down. Explore their feelings when the timing is right.

AQUARIUS (January 21st - February 19th)

You will not be in the mood to be toyed with this week! You are determined to get what you want and will not be satisﬁed until you have it. Romance. This will be an excellent week for romance. You will have to take it easy at ﬁrst, though. Allow your love interest to come to you.

FINDWORD No. 114 A LAUGH WITH LOTSA

PISCES (February 20th - March 20th)

There is a lot more work to do than you can manage by yourself. Try to get some people to give you a hand. Be sure to reward them for their aid. Romance. Your love-life may be a little quieter than usual over the next week. Take this time to resolve any issues you may have within you.

ARIES (March 21st - April 20th)

There may be more to recent events than you realise. Don’t act until you are sure that you have all the facts. It’s better not to make a mistake. Romance. Contact with an animal may prove lucky this week. Make sure that you are very kind to this creature. It will be your version of a lucky rabbit’s foot.

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TAURUS (April 21st - May 21st)

You may be a little shocked when you discover how old a recent admirer is. What is it that made you think they were younger? Age is only a number. Romance. You owe your partner a few favours at the moment. Don’t be too slow to help them out. Remind yourself why you owe them the favours.

GEMINI (May 22nd - June 21st)

Something which a close friend says to you will shock you. Prepare yourself and don’t be too quick to respond. Romance. A few kind words would make a world of difference to your partner. They may be a little starved of affection at the moment. Even the smallest of gestures will have a great impact.

CANCER (June 22nd - July 23rd)

Dad, your guiding

Don’t allow a minor inconvenience to upset you. You will soon be back on track. Learn from this setback. Romance. Don’t “throw the baby out with the bath water” this week. It is no good expecting everything to be perfect. Make the most of what is there and you will ﬁnd you have more than enough.

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LEO (July 24th - August 23rd)

QUOTE OF THE DAY

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shoulder will remain with me forever.

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SOLUTIONS No. 114

Once you have started something, it is difﬁcult to stop you! This momentum will be very valuable this week. What do you hope to gain? Romance. Your positive mood will be picked up by a person who has not noticed you in the past. Take this time to really shine and show your strengths.

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POSITION VACANT – FAmIly SuPPOrT wOrker QCS&CAA – leVel 4.1 PermANeNT Full TIme – 38 HOurS Per week Organisational Context/environment Port Kennedy Association Inc. is a non profit community organisation which was incorporated in the 1987 as an advocacy to governments on issues that affect the members’ area and lifestyle. Port Kennedy Association through the delivery of comprehensive and effective community services programs and projects are responsive to the needs of local communities in the Torres Strait region. The Family Support Program will focus on: • Early Intervention – skill development and coordination of services to children and families referred vulnerable children and families referred to prevent entry to the child protection system and • non statutory casework and reviews for Children and Families subject to Ongoing Intervention by Child Safety • Family Reunification – assisting the process of reconnecting children in out of home care with their family and carers Purpose of Position The Family Support Services Worker works as part of a team to provide interventions that consider the needs and safety of the child. The position is responsible for effective assessment, case management, counselling and education for clients who are engaged in the family support program. Position Descriptions can be obtained from the PKA Office by contacting Mrs Robyn Peakall on (07) 4069 2306 Closing date 6th September 2012

Tax Help Available This year the staff from ICAN (Indigenous Consumer Assistance Network) are offering Tax Help from the Mura Kosker office on Thursday Island. It is important to point out that this service is for both indigenous and non-indigenous people, who earn less than $50,000.00 and have a fairly straight forward tax claim. This service is offered between the 10th and 14th of September and appointments are available through the Mura Kosker reception staff, on 4069 1663. Numbers are limited so it is important to contact early to book a time. Tax Help is a network of community volunteers who provide a free and confidential service to help people complete their tax returns during tax time. Volunteers are fully trained, accredited and supported by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO). ICAN staff provides high quality financial counselling services for community members to help sort out financial issues. You can contact an ICAN financial counsellor by calling 1300 369 878. Who is Tax Help for? Tax Help is for people on low incomes, including, seniors, students, people from non-English speaking backgrounds, people with a disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Tax Help staff are only able to help with fairly straightforward tax returns. They can help identify and record income received through: pensions, Australian government benefits and allowances, such as unemployment and sickness benefits, salary or wages, dividends, managed funds, interest. Are you eligible for Tax Help? You are eligible for Tax Help if your income is around $50,000 or less for the income year. You CAN NOT access tax help if: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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What will you need? In order to do your tax you will need: ● ALL of your group certificates, including ones from Centrelink, ● Receipts of any deductions and work expenses you wish to claim, ● Bank account details, Tax time is a difficult time of year; the Tax Help program can connect you with someone who can help you navigate the Tax maze to ensure: ● You lodge your tax on time and correctly; ● You claim all deductions you are allowed; ● Get the largest possible refund you are legally entitled to.

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Torres Strait Regional Authority Common Funding Round 2012 - 2013 For activities commencing in the period 1 January 2013 to 30 June 2013 The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) is calling for applications from Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal organisations and individuals within the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area for grant funding under the following Programs: Governance and Leadership Program – Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) Capacity Building Initiatives Eligible projects under this program include: • Contribution towards the administrative costs associated with establishing and maintaining a PBC Office • Initiatives that increase the capacity of elected PBC Officers to perform their duties • Initiatives that support PBCs to engage with communities on Native Title issues Economic Development Program – Community Economic Initiatives Scheme (CEIS) Eligible projects under this program include: • Projects that demonstrate ability to create profits and employment opportunities • Projects that lead to the establishment of sustainable industries in the areas of Marine, Tourism, Arts and Craft or Construction • The development of business plans and feasibility studies Healthy Communities Program Eligible projects under this program include: • Healthy Homes initiatives (including health promotion and education) • Healthy Lifestyles initiatives and minor infrastructure Safe Communities Program Eligible projects under this program include: • Social services initiatives such as: • Indigenous women, men and children social development and support programs • Child and family safety programs • Safe and accessible community initiatives such as: • Safe communities infrastructure and equipment including land and sea communications systems • Community capacity building and awareness Culture Art and Heritage Program Eligible projects under this program include: • Support for the development of artist careers • Locally managed community cultural projects: • Festivals, recording local stories and songs • Costs associated with the revitalisation and /or maintenance of endangered Torres Strait languages • Support for purchase of Arts material • Production costs to develop traditional and contemporary artforms: • Development of song, dance, art and craft • Local cultural practitioners travelling to workshops or events • Production costs for projects and events: • Rental of equipment such as lighting, sound, hire of venues, temporary structures and catering • Marketing costs for the promotion of a cultural/artistic event Grant Application forms and Program Guidelines specific to each program are available at www.tsra.gov.au under the ‘Grant Funding’ menu. Application kits and further information can also be obtained by contacting the TSRA on (07) 4069 0700. Applications Close at 4 pm on Tuesday, October 8, 2012 Completed applications should be marked ‘TSRA Common Funding Round’ and posted to: The Chief Executive Officer Torres Strait Regional Authority PO Box 261 Thursday Island Qld 4875 Alternatively, applications may be emailed to: grantapplications@tsra.gov.au Applications received after 4pm on October 8, 2012 will not be considered unless prior approval for a late submission has been obtained in writing from the relevant TSRA Program Manager.

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Mobile ‘phones: The new drink driving YOUNG drivers are heeding the safety messages around speeding and driving under the influence, but are putting other drivers at risk by fiddling with their phones while behind the wheel. Young drivers are heeding the safety messages around speeding and driving under the influence, but are putting other drivers at risk by fiddling with their phones while behind the wheel, according to new research from leading insurer AAMI. The 11th AAMI Young Drivers Index revealed that young drivers performed better in almost all of the ‘traditional’ risky driving behaviour indicators, but they are the most likely to be distracted by their mobile phone, GPS unit, iPod, radio or CD player. AAMI spokesperson Reuben Aitchison said that that ‘Nomophoboia’ - a fear of being out of reach of your mobile - seems to have set in, with over half (58%) of young drivers admitting to sending or reading a text message or MMS while driving. “The average text takes around five seconds to read. If you are going 100km/hr, you’ll hurtle along the length of a footy field with your eyes off the road, only one hand on the wheel and your mind elsewhere. “It’s an excellent sign that young drivers are less likely to drink drive and speed, but on the flipside it is shocking to think of relatively inexperienced drivers tearing down the road, not paying attention to what’s going on around them,” Mr Aitchison said. “Many of these drivers will be only a few years off their L-Plates and think they’re invincible. They just don’t have the experience to know how quickly things can go wrong on the road and understand that shifting their concentration for even a few seconds may just be their undoing. “The road toll is definitely heading in the right direction, especially when it comes to young drivers, but people aged under 25 are still well over represented in the figures. “We urge all drivers, regardless of their age, to have a serious think whether their phone conversation or SMS is really worth the fines or demerit points they face, losing their license, or causing serious injury, or worse, to themselves, their passengers or other road users.” The risky behaviour young drivers traditionally display has marginally improved The number of 18 to 24 year old drivers that say they have driven while probably over the drink-drive limit has fallen by 5%, from 20% in 2010 to 15% in 2011 The number of drivers aged 18 to 24 who believe using a little recreational drugs doesn’t really affect your driving performance has halved, from 12% in 2010 to 6%* in 2011. Nearly half (48%) of young drivers admitted to speeding to get home or to work sooner in 2010, falling to 43% in 2011. But technology could be the new alcohol for drivers aged 18 to 24 Nearly half (46%)say they have used their mobile to make a call without a hands-free set, the highest of any age group 58% of young drivers, the most of any age group have sent a text message or MMS while driving A fifth (20%) of drivers aged 18 to 24 have used their mobile to read emails or check the internet while driving. Almost a third (32%) admit to inputting information on a sat-nav while driving, the highest of any age group.

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Collector draws attention to Erub art ARTISTS from Erub Erwer Meta on Erub (Darnley Island) are the stars of an exhibition being staged in Melbourne for the next month. Sea Journeys Our Home, Our People opens at Langford 120 in North Melbourne on September 1 and runs until October 6. The artists were invited to stage the exhibition after a collector at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair 2011 was deeply impressed with the quality and depth of their charcoal drawings and ceramics. He approached Langford 120, which had not previously exhibited Indigenous artwork, and planning for the exhibition began. A selection of prints and ceramics made by artists from the community will be exhibited in a collaboration between Langford 120 and the Erub Erwer Meta Arts Centre. Arts Centre manager Diann Lui said she was excited by the developments.

“The aim of Erub Erwer Meta is to celebrate and promote traditional Erubam culture,” Ms Lui said. “To stage such an exhibition in Melbourne is an incredible opportunity for our artists to share their heritage, their stories and their artistic vision.” The artists expected to exhibit at Langford 120 include Maryann Bourne, Emma Gela, Florence Gutchen, Kapua Gutchen, Franklin Mye, Nancy Naawi, Racy Oui-Pitt, Ellarose Savage, Sedey Stephen and Jimmy Thaiday. “The theme of the exhibition represents their first step in investigating links and family connections with New Caledonia,” Ms Lui said. Source: www.ciaf.com.au Charcoal drawings and ceramics by Erub Erwer Meta artists be on display in a new exhibition in Melbourne next month. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Seaman Dan’s latest Sunnyside now out

TORRES Strait Islander Seaman Dan has had a long association with CQUniversity researcher Associate Professor Karl Neuenfeldt, who has helped produce his award-winning CDs. Now, even three years after officially retiring, Seaman has worked with Karl to release another recording called Sunnyside, featuring Nat King Cole songs done with a Torres Strait flavour. The 83-year-old musician has battled ill health but managed to announce his album alongside Dr Neuenfeldt at the ABC Far North Queensland radio station in Cairns recently. He told the interviewer that he’s been a life-long fan of Nat King Cole and has been performing his songs for almost 50 years. Sunnyside has been produced by Dr Karl Neuenfeldt and Nigel Pegrum for Steady Steady Music. It was recorded and mixed at Pegasus Studios in Cairns. Seaman Dan has won an ARIA award for his music. Sunnyside became available from iTunes on August 31. There’s a Facebook support link via http://www.facebook.com/SeamanDan

NATIONAL ABORIGINAL AND ISLANDER CHILDREN’S DAY AT TAMWOY HALL

NATIONAL ABORIGINAL AND ISLANDER CHILDREN’S DAY

LEFT: Francis Bon, Cindy Namok, Yuriko Nakachi, Shakira Zitha and Gabriel Bani the Port Kennedy Association Inc. Some of the kids sit down with Yesse Mosby for story time. • We need to recognise our IndigneTHE organisers of the National and Islander Children’s Day on Thursday ous artists, as they lead the way for our Island would like to make the follow- younger generation within the Torres ing additions and corrections to the Strait. • Corrections: photo feature in the Torres News, page Mura Kosker was not involved with 12, 27 August - 2 September 2012: • The NAICD Event comes under indoor acitivites. We utilised a support the Port Kennedy Association, Inc. staff member from Recognised Entity, • The coordinator of this event is the Cindy Namok to carry out indoor as Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander well as the outdoors activities. Please disregard Mura Kosker and Family Support Service (a program that sits under the Port Kennedy Asa Rameka from this event in your ABOVE: Francis Bon story as indoor activity providers. Association Inc). and Shakira Zitha from Child Safety staff: Inyika Buthman, • Recognised Entity: Gabriel Bani PKA. and Cindy Namok (a program that sits Raine Telford and Fiona Davies. LEFT: Guest speaker Port Kennedy Association Inc under the Port Kennedy Association Torres Shire Mayor members: Romina Fujii, President Inc). Pedro Stephen. • Mayor Pedro Stephen plays a big of PKA. BELOW: Jack Bani, Staff members: Shakira Zither, part in this event. who put on an • He is not only an excutive member Ellen Akee and Robyn Peakall. excellent singing Guest speakers: Zipporah GeaGea of the Port Kennedy Association, but is performance the Mayor of our community. - Tagai State College; Helen Kett accompanied on • This is why we had put him up and Jenny Vellis - Scared Heart guitar by his father, front as a introduction speaker and to Primary School; Agnes Fox - Child Gabriel Bani. have given him the honour of doing Care Director Thursday Island, Karen our opening prayer for this special day. Keane - Mura Kosker; and Elsie Baker • Jack Bani is one of our valued - Mura Kaimel. Please note Michelle and talented young person in this Martin was not a guest speaker as she did not attend on the day. community.

Guest speaker Agnes Fox, Child Care Director Thursday Island.

Betty Tekahika showing the children traditional weaving skills. Torres News

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Wynand Breytenbach with his catch, part of Tony’s Island Adventures ‘Supersize Me’ campaign during Big Mack Month. Breytenbach was initiated into the Metre-Plus Club.

Oxfam offer chance to ChangeCourse YOUNG Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who want to drive change in their communities are invited to apply for Oxfam Australia’s ChangeCourse leadership program. Oxfam is calling for Indigenous people from throughout Australia aged between 18 and 25 to apply for the two-year program that kicks off in Melbourne with a gathering from 29 October to 2 November. ChangeCourse in-

cludes gatherings, training opportunities, mentoring and a small grants scheme. Oxfam Australia Youth Programs Coordinator Peter Nathan said the leadership program not only would allow participants to share experiences, struggles and goals, but also give them the skills to create positive change in their communities. He said Oxfam was looking for people already active in their community, who wanted to make a positive difference and

were open to learning and sharing with their peers. For a copy of the application form, send an email to changecourse@ oxfam.org.au To find out more about Oxfam’s work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, go to www. oxfam.org.au

Nomination Forms will be available at the Thursday Island Bowls Club.

sports gear. We will be playing some games, but do not worry, nothing too strenuous.” He said participants woudl learn new coaching skills through fun, warm-up games. “We will learn how to coach through games, not skills and drills,” he said. Marty and Ryan will also be hosting a tournament for primary school students the next day, in which our burgeouning basketballers will compete for a trophy sponsored by the Torres News. “Ryan and myself are running a basketball tournament in the sports complex at Thursday Island On Thursday, September 6,” Marty said. “It starts at 3pm and finishes around 5.30pm, and is for Year 5, 6and 7 students from Thursday Island Primary, Horn Island and Our Lady of the Sacred Heart School (OLSH). “In the days previous we will have been touring Kubin

and Badu, teaching basketball skills.” He said Mark Akee had been helping out in preparation for the tournament, running Active After-school basketball for the past six weeks. “If you are interested in joining the tournament, contact school principal Martin Penfold on Horn Island, Tauvale Saleano at OLSH and Deborah Steele at Tagai Primary Campus on Thursday Island,” Marty said. “We hope to see you there.”

Serena, Margit Kent and Glenise Koch with Serena’s daughter Jordan on the Monday evening Hash run.

of Milman Hill to their circuit. Runners took on a six-to-seven-kilometre course, with walkers opting for the four-tofive-kilometre circuit around the island. The night was followed by a BYO theme dinner, with Italian cuisine to aid in the refuelling and hydrating process. “I have also been led to believe alcohol under 2 per cent hydrates and speeds recovery, but cannot confirm my source,” Brenton said. The Hash is $2 for the run or walk, or $5 for the exertions plus a delightful dinner in healthy and lovely company. If you want to join Thursday Island’s burgeoning Hash House Harriers, just stop them in the street or email editor@torresnews.com.au and we’ll put you in the loop.

Marina Schaeffer, Wayne Seden, Marie Dieppe, Hape and his kids Jacob and Joe, and Rob Koch on the Aplin Road part of the circuit.

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PREPARATIONS are in place to help produce the next Patrick Mills, with adults interested in learning coaching skills being asked to join a training course this Wednesday, September 5. Active After-school Communities Queensland regional coordinator Cape and Torres Strait Islands, Marty Long, said he would run the coaching clinic along with Bundaberg basketballer Ryan Burns. “The coaching workshop is for coaches, teachers or Year 11 and 12 students,” Marty said. He said there would be lots of practical games and activities, and participants will receive training to work in the Active After School Centres with students, and earn an hourly rate once training is completed. “Please wear runners and

IT’S time to get the ball rolling again, and get into some good habits. The Hash House Harriers are back in action with a vengeance on Monday nights. Last week, triathlon organiser Brenton Koch hosted a random social run (or walk), with runners adding the challenge

Thursday Island Bowls Club is calling for nominations for Triples Teams (can be Male, Female or Mixed). Nominations will need to be emailed to John Turner by Friday, September 14, 2012 and games will commence on Thursday, September 20, 2012.

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Give your life a lift at the gym Sport TORRES NEWS

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ARE you interested in improving your health and fitness, and trying out some supervised exercises? The Lift for Life gets underway this Saturday, September 8, at the Torres Shire Sports Complex gym, with free entry for interested people. Torres Shire Council is the registered Lift for Life provider, jointly working with Queensland Health. Samantha Bloxsom and Natalie Collier, both registered trainers, are delivering the exercise program. So why not come along and find out how you can participate in the program? What is Lift For Life? Lift for Life is a resistance-based exercise program, aimed at achieving better health for people ABOVE: Dalton Bon working on some reps at the Sports with or at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. The program can be applied to all clients, young Complex gym. BELOW: Trainers Samantha Bloxsom and Natalie Collier. to elderly, of all levels of fitness and ability. How can it help me? • Regular resistance exercise will increase muscular strength. • Help control blood glucose levels. • Healthier weight. • Stronger bones. • Improved flexibility balance and posture. • Improved mood and increased energy. How can I participate? Come to our information day and find out all you need to know to participate in the Lift for Life program. WHEN: Join us on Saturday, September 8, 2pm til 6pm. WHERE: At the Sports Complex Gym, Thursday Island. Light refreshments will be provided, so just bring a towel and joggers. See you there!

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By MARK ROY DEFENDING Kaiwalagal Rugby Leage (KRL) champions Suburbs, were looking strong in the semi-finals against Knights on Saturday, August 25. The green-and-gold boys put up an impenetrable wall in defence, dashing any hopes the Knights had of pushing through to the finals. With final scoreline of 46-28, Suburbs showed they will be the team to beat in the final. The premiers finished strongly, despite a late surge from Knights, displaying the team spirit that saw them run out winners in the 2011 final in a nail-biting, one-point victory over Roosters in extra time. But it will be anyone’s game this year, with the Roosters desperate to snatch back the crown from their rivals. With the ill-fated Eels out, it was down to a three-team comp that saw a few too many byes

towards the end of the season. In the women’s league, the Dedeyal Gammas and Sundown Sirens will battle it out for the trophy. Sundown Sirens sponsor Raphael Gushtaspi congratulated both teams for making the finals. “The girls told me, Raph, there’s only two teams, so of course we’ll both be in the finals,” Raph laughed. “But it’s how you phrase it, isn’t it. You’ve got to encourage the girls, they provide great entertainment and turn out for every match.” Saturday’s men’s semi saw Dick David score two tries for Knights, with Michael Marama, Episaio Ahmat and Edward Daniels notching up one each. For Suburbs, last year ’s golden-goal scorer Drew Brauer put two tries over the line, as did George Gabey, while Lorenzo Loban, Terry Mau, Samson Zitha, Ephraim Bani Jnr and Liam Cloudy were in touch for the finals

with one try each. Kailu George converted four out of seven tries, with the strong trade winds making it a hard task to pick the gap between the sticks. Francis Bon had better stats for Knights, with two out of three. Owing to the Torres News production cycle, the final will have been played by the time this edition is distributed across the Torres Strait and Northern Peninsula Area. For future KRL games, and for the upcoming Zenadth Kes Cup, we will be putting all results, match reports and photos up on our facebook page. That way our readers can get the latest sports news as it comes in each week. We’ll also have news and reviews from the immensely popular National Rugby League, as well as the state competition. So find our Torres News page on facebook, click ‘like’, and keep up-to-date with weekend sports action.

ABOVE: A Knights player runs into a wall of green and gold at the end of the semifinals on Saturday, August 25. BELOW: Suburbs bring Knights’ KRL campaign to a stop, as James Binawel (blue jersey) is brought to a halt. PHOTOS: MARK ROY

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